31st August

On 31st August, we remember those with connections to Northern Ireland who died on this date during the years of the Second World War.

Remembering the Fallen

Cecil Henry Bingham

Chaplain 4th Class | 241309

Reverend Cecil Henry Bingham served in the Royal Army Chaplains' Department ministering to Airborne Troops at his time of death on 31st August 1944.

Daniel McPhail

Sergeant | 24510

Sergeant Daniel McPhail of Greenisland, Co. Antrim served in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers before his death on 31st August 1945.

Arthur Wild

Corporal | 4979007

Corporal Arthur Wild of Derbyshire, England married Kathleen Kirkpatrick of Larne, Co. Antrim before his untimely death on 31st August 1943.